# @vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp

MCP server for Korea's **NTIS** (National Science & Technology Information Service, 국가과학기술지식정보서비스) — the KISTI-operated portal that aggregates every national R&D project, funding call, and program in South Korea.

한국과학기술정보연구원(KISTI)이 운영하는 NTIS 공개 검색 포털(ntis.go.kr)을 MCP 서버로 래핑한 패키지. 국가 R&D 과제 · 공고 · 사업 검색을 Claude · Cursor 등 MCP 호환 클라이언트에서 바로 사용할 수 있다. **API 키 불필요.**

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## Tools

| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `search_rnd_projects` | Search national R&D projects (과제). Returns ID, title, year, funding period, total/gov budget, program, PI, institution, ministry, and short research-content abstract. |
| `search_rnd_announcements` | Search open / recent funding calls (공고). Returns ID, title, ministry, application window, derived status (OPEN/CLOSED). |
| `search_rnd_programs` | Search R&D programs (사업) — the umbrella programs under which projects are funded. Returns ID, title, year, managing agency, ministry, budget. |

All three tools scrape the public ntis.go.kr search pages — **no registration or API key required**.

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## Quick start

### Install

```bash
npx @vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp
```

Or install globally:

```bash
npm install -g @vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp
ntis-mcp
```

### Configure your MCP client

#### Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ntis-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

#### Cursor (`.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ntis-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

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## Examples

### Find AI-related national R&D projects

```
search_rnd_projects({
  query: "AI",
  page: 1,
  page_size: 10
})
```

### Search open funding calls for semiconductor R&D

```
search_rnd_announcements({
  query: "반도체",
  page: 1,
  page_size: 10
})
```

### Look up R&D programs on quantum technology

```
search_rnd_programs({
  query: "양자",
  page: 1,
  page_size: 10
})
```

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## Companion packages

`ntis-mcp` is part of the `@vertical-mcp/*` family of Korean & international research-infrastructure MCP servers:

- [`@vertical-mcp/grant-mcp`](https://github.com/vertical-mcp/grant-mcp) — NSF (US) + ERC (EU) + NRF (Korea) research grants
- [`@vertical-mcp/dart-mcp`](https://github.com/vertical-mcp/dart-mcp) — Korean corporate disclosures (금감원 DART)
- [`@vertical-mcp/kolas-mcp`](https://github.com/vertical-mcp/kolas-mcp) — KOLAS accredited calibration / testing labs
- **`@vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp`** — Korean national R&D (this package)

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## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/vertical-mcp/ntis-mcp.git
cd ntis-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm start
```

### Scripts

- `npm run dev` — watch mode via `tsx`
- `npm run build` — compile to `dist/`
- `npm run typecheck` — no-emit type check
- `npm run clean` — remove `dist/`

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## Data source caveats

`ntis-mcp` parses HTML from <https://www.ntis.go.kr>. If NTIS redesigns the search portal, selectors may break — open an issue and tag it `scrape-drift`.

A future v0.2+ release will layer the **official NTIS OpenAPI** (https://www.ntis.go.kr/rndopen/api/mng/apiMain.do) under the same tool interface. Eight public-access endpoints are available on the KISTI OpenAPI portal; each requires individual `활용신청` approval, so the current zero-key HTML path is the quickest on-ramp for new users.

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## Roadmap

- **v0.1** — `search_rnd_projects`, `search_rnd_announcements`, `search_rnd_programs` (HTML scraping, this release)
- **v0.2** — KISTI OpenAPI integration when user-supplied `NTIS_OPENAPI_KEY` is configured; fallback to scraping otherwise
- **v0.3** — `search_rnd_performance` (papers / patents / reports / facilities), `get_researcher_profile`
- **v0.4** — cross-linking with `grant-mcp`, `dart-mcp`, `kolas-mcp`

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## Legal / attribution

- Data source: [NTIS 국가과학기술지식정보서비스](https://www.ntis.go.kr) — Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI).
- This package is an unofficial community wrapper. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by KISTI or the Ministry of Science and ICT.
- Please respect the source portal's rate limits — scraping is courteous and sparse by default.

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## License

MIT © 2026 Yongbum Kim